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Nora:

“Oh my! Is he ever going to stop?” Natalya kept an eye on Cain while I was engrossed in my phone.

Me: You never paid attention to wher

was looking before.

Why now? That part was still bothering me a little. He never cared, but suddenly he was all up in my

business.

R: I thought you were off-limits. You’re lucky I didn’t pay attention.

My cheeks flushed as I read his text. I didn’t even realize Natalya had shifted her focus from Cain to

me.

Me: I still don’t believe you. You need to be honest with yourself, or else I’ll keep reminding you I’m

your stepsister.

I waited for his response more anxiously this time, not even realizing Natalya was getting curious

about who I was blushing for.

Rk: Do it. It turns me on even more.

I gasped and quickly rolled my eyes when he sent a tongue- hanging-out emoji. He was so bad. So

bad, yet he was so comforting and s**y.

“Is it Brody?” I jumped to hide my phone when Natalya, out of the blue, slid onto the couch to get

near me.

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“Hey, I want to read those juicy texts too,” she pouted, eyeing me to show her what we were talking

about.

“It’s no one,” I felt like a fool. A bad liar, in fact.

“I saw your texts to someone. Who is it? It has to be Brody, or is it someone else?” she raised her

brow.

“It’s, umm, some guy I met… some day,” I watched her, confused, before she looked puzzled and

gasped again.

“What?” I followed her gaze and saw ush taking off his shirt and pants, revealing his brown shorts.

And let me tell you, when I say I saw the most muscular dude ever exist, I wasn’t lying. I’ve seen

him before, but the sunrays just made their muscles pop out even more. However, I frowned as I

noticed a tattoo in the same spot as Cain’s. It was on his back, on the side of his ribs, but it didn’t

look like Cain’s.

Nash started doing push-ups next, while Silas waved his hand at them to dismiss them.

“Come on, Silas!” Nash suddenly stopped to get on his feet and glare at his brother for not joining

them.

“What are you doing standing here for?” Nash yelled.

“I’m not doing anything in front of you all,” Silas uttered in his soft yet deep, comforting voice.

“Why?” Nash seemed so offended that someone was not joining him in the exercise.

“Have you ever seen Alpha Silas work out?” Natalya asked, her neck stretched up, watching the

whole interaction between my

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brothers.

“No! And why are you spying on my brothers?” Now calling them brothers was a bit hard. It gave me

a little ick.

“I’m just curious. Have you heard those rumors about him?” She sat back and asked, and I shook

my head.

“Fine, go f**k off!” Nash dismissed him, and Silas walked away. As he was walking back into the

mansion, he was facing us. He raised his head and kept glaring at me til he disappeared. I noticed

that Nash never asked Ryker tu join them.

I was beginning to recall all the times the brothers fought. They were too rough and rude to each

other but wouldn’t pick on Ryker as much as they would on each other. In fact, Ryker was more free

to do whatever he pleased without anyone telling him. otherwise.

“That alpha king Silas never lets anyone see his body. He transitions and all, but he hates taking off

his clothes. Have you not noticed that he always wears hoodies?” She raised a good question

because as I looked back at the day when I had opened his closet, can’t forget that day, there were

so many hoodies there. And he always wore hoodies too.

“Maybe it’s a personal preference” I shrugged.

“What about alpha king Ryker?” she inquired, and I frowned even more this time.

was a**

“What about him?” I but she didn’t get the hint. I don’t know why she kept talking about my

stepbrothers.

“He has never transitioned before anyone. His brothers and his

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father saw him, and that’s about it. He usually uses his fighting skills and his strength from his wolf

but never lets him take over in front of anyone. Have you seen him transition?” she asked, and I

suddenly took interest.

“I have never,” I said, feeling a bit jealous that he never showed me his wolf either. But then I quickly

shook myself out of it because I shouldn’t be having too strong of feelings until Ryker tells me why

exactly he was changing his behavior with me.

“Why do you think he never shows his olf?” she excitedly slid closer again, making me roll my eyes

at her.

“I don’t know. Maybe he doesn’t want anyone else to feel insecure because he has a better wolf

than everybody else in the pack?” I had to comment to shut her up.

“Hmm! Maybe,” she never took hints.

“Do you speak to April on the phone?” She had so many questions. There were times when I felt

like I was in constant interrogation whenever I was with her.

“No, Natalya. I don’t talk to her. I don’t even have her number,” I recalled, and yep! I haven’t spoken

to her on the phone.

“Hmm, well, you are going to someday,” her comment seemed a bit odd, so I turned to her, giving

her my full attention.

“You don’t know? Oh, Nora! Why are you so unaware of everything happening around you?” She

first commented on how clueless I had been to everyone and then decided to steal my sky, “April

has a crush on Alpha Ryker, and she doesn’t calm down until she has who she wants. She is

obsessed with your stepbrother.”

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I knew that already, but to hear that she was obsessed with Ryker made my skin feel a burning

sensation.

“Who knows, maybe Ryker and April are already talking behind our backs,” she shrugged and

continued to look down, but I was now more concerned than before.

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Nora:

Time was flying by, and Natalya had fully recovered. I anticipated her return to the hostel, but she

seemed a bit hesitant. I didn’t directly inquire, but ensed her worry that

others at school might single her out, leaving her to navigate back to the hostel alone and sink

deeper into depression. So, I thought it best for her to stay a while longer.

“Really?” I questioned as she slung her bag over her shoulder. She hadn’t been her usual self in the

mornings since we started going to school. I swear I could detect the scent of anxiety emanating

from her. She was as nervous as could be.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be there with you, I reassured her, squeezing her hand to comfort her.

“Thank you,” she murmured, trailing closely behind me. I had asked the warriors to bring her

belongings here so she could get ready and head to school directly from our place.

As we descended the stairs, I noticed Ryker standing by the exit door with his cellphone in hand,

head down. He was clad in a black long coat with high collars and black pants, his weapons

protruding from his belt as usual

“Um, you usually ride his bike, don’t you?” Natalya whispered in my ear. The way she spoke about

my living arrangements and my stepbrothers made me feel like she wished she could experience

that attention someday.

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“Yeah, but we’re definitely not biking today,” I replied, addressing her as Ryker’s attention shifted to

us. He lifted his head, slipping his phone into his pocket, realizing it wasn’t just the two of us today.

“The driver can take her to school” Ryker whispered, prompting me to give him a discreet glance,

signaling not to mention that. It would be odd for me to ride with him on the bike when I could go

with her in the car.

“I’ll start the car,” Ryker stated with an eye roll after receiving my cue. He exited the mansion ahead

of us while we lingered to give our outfits one last check.

Once he was ready, we left the mansion and found him standing next to a black car. He didn’t say

anything but held the passenger side door open for me while Natalya settled in the back. I sat

beside him and adjusted in my seat as he leaned over to help me fasten my seatbelt. I wasn’t a

child; I could do it myself, but I understood what he was trying to do. He came so close to my chest

when adjusting it that I had to squeeze myself back into the chair and hold my breath.

Once we hit the road, I started feeling uneasy. I was still curious. about the change in him. I didn’t

want to discover he was playing me because he wanted some secrets from me. That was my

biggest fear. On top of that, I had too many secrets myself. That was the worst. I wasn’t very clean

myself. There was so much that I had hidden, and I feared the day they found out; they would just

cut ties with me.

“Scared for your first training session with me?” Ryker asked, snapping me out of my bewildering

thoughts.

“Not really,” I sighed.

“I’m scared of what will become of us. Everyone will question. why we’re not exercising like them,

and then they’ll bully us,” Natalya quickly shifted to the edge of the seat to poke her head out from

between our seats as she complained.

“Hmm! It will be some easy exercising. Like running a mile and light stretching today,” Ryker

addressed me again. It was as if he wanted to talk to me, but she kent interrupting.

“As if we can hit a mile,” she scoffed sadly.

“You think we’ll be fine. The most important thing is that we don’t give up,” I turned to her and

noticed Ryker adjusting the rear view mirror to steal glances at me.

“Easy for you to say. Your stepbrother will cover it up for you,” she said it right in front of Ryker, who

frowned at her words.

“Um, Natalya,” I glanced at her. There was no such sense in her that we weren’t supposed to talk

about everything in front of everyone. She just didn’t get hints and hence would always end up in a

mess.

“You should worry about yourself. Now that you’ve lied, you’ll be under scrutiny,” I had a feeling she

had p**d him off to the point that he began to comment on her situation.

“Really?” Natalya gasped.

“No! I’ll be there for you. Don’t worry, don’t listen to him,” I grunted as I glared directly at Ryker, but

he was focused on the road. However, as he noticed my eyes on him, he smirked a little, and just

like that, he melted my heart again.

“Please help me if I need it, okay?” Natalya brought my attention

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back to her, and I gave her a nod

The school arrived, and we both got out first before Ryker joined us. I understood he was going to

stick around for classes and then drop us home before he went to the border for his rounds.

“You go ahead, she’ll join you in a minute,” Ryker gestured at Natalya, almost waving her off when

she tried to reach for my hand.

“Okay! Please be quick,” Natalya uttered in a lost state, requesting I don’t leave her alone for too

long.

“What was that? Why were you so rude to her?” I asked Ryker, tapping my foot on the ground.

“Why does she keep interrupting?” he frowned, his hands on his waist. His beautiful eyes narrowed

in my face made me feel so shy. The double shade of his hair and eyes was just enchanting.

“Because she didn’t know she wasn’t welcome to have an input,” I retorted, “what did you stop me

for?” I then inquired of him.

“There are two teams today, mine and Brody’s. Sign up for mine,” Ryker said with a furrowed brow

without explaining anything else.